BEDA boasts more than 50 members from 27 countries across Europe. Members include publicly funded design organisations plus professional and trade associations, all of whom promote pioneering design nationally or regionally.
The European Design Policy Survey 2026 provides a Europe‑wide, practitioner‑based assessment of how design is currently recognised, integrated, and implemented across national policy systems. Conducted among members of the Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA), the study complements the earlier Design Policy Mapping in Europe report by shifting the perspective from analysing policy documents to understanding how national design organisations experience the reality behind them.
The results reveal a clear and... read more
BEDA – the Bureau of European Design Associations – welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to revise EU public procurement rules (Ares(2025)9425851), recognising the crucial role procurement plays in shaping Europe’s competitiveness, sustainability and innovation capacity. Public procurement accounts for a substantial share of the EU’s GDP, making it one of the most powerful levers to drive high‑quality, future‑oriented solutions across the Single Market... read more
MADres is proud to announce the official selection of the Glorious 42 Expert Group (G42)—a newly established pan-European network of leading specialists whose expertise will guide, enrich and future-proof the project’s core outputs. The group has been selected through a transparent process undertaken within the initiative, ensuring excellence, fairness and broad European representation. read more
This landmark European Design Policy Report offers a comprehensive mapping of design policies across 39 European countries. It highlights how design is embedded in national strategies spanning from cultural and creative industries, research and development, industrial competitiveness, circular economy, digitalisation to built environment... read more
Our vision is clear and ambitious. We want for design to be embraced in Europe as a driver of sustainable growth and prosperity. During the past 55 years, we have driven a tremendous development in the uptake of design throughout Europe in terms of businesses, the public sector, and governments. This goes for both regions, countries as well as the European Commission.
